I'm a huge Arch fan but i think your right Adler will win. Have you heard Arch's "Twist Of Fate" album? A must own in my opinion. He has Matheos,Portnoy and Vera helping him out.Amazing album,John has never sounded better.

How 'bout Arch singing "Guardian" or "Prelude To Ruin"? He's one of a kind.

Ray Alder for sure, but as sinkadotentree said Arch solo album Twist of fate is an essential listning and his prestation on Awaken the guardian or The spectre within is excellent. But I prefer Alder on Perfect symmetry or Parallels is mindblowing, impresive

Arch is a fine singer and suited the band's early style, but I prefer Ray Alder. He may be my favorite prog metal vocalist.

Alder makes use of lots of higher register vocals like his predecessor on the albums No Exit and to a lesser extent on Perfect Symmetry, but from Parallels (which I still need to buy) onward he found his own voice. If he kept singing the higher vocals, his voice would probably not sound as good as it does today.

I just listened to the Arch EP, and it's definitely moved to my "To Buy" list. This may be sacriligious to some, and perhaps a bit premature, but I think I prefer it over Awaken The Guardian.

I can't vote on this one. I think they're both great vocalists in their own way. I've heard Ray Adler perform some of the Jogn Arch era songs, and he doesn't pull it off that well, but I can't really imagine anyone else singing "Perfect Symmetry", "Parallels", "Inside Out" or "A Pleasant Shade of Gray".

But, man, John Arch is really really really good on "A Twist of Fate" - I think I also enjoy his voice more on the EP than on "Awaken the Guardian".

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John Arch is not a Bruce Dickinson clone. He may have a similar style but to my ears he sounds nothing like him. I have heard Arch on Awaken... and on his Twist Of Fate EP and I would say his voice is definitely an aquired taste. I first heard it on his website when he was releasing the EP and I was quite taken aback by it. Very unique and I think brilliant.

Having said that, I prefer Ray Alder. His voice is more to my taste and while not as unique as Arch's, it still has something different about it and as someone else has said, he could be my favourite prog metal singer.

John Arch for me... I know he is no so easy to hear... but when you discover the real potential of the singer presence you have to believe it... Arch is just great... Adler should win... but at least my votes goes with Arch...

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